A man and woman stand outdoors near a green bench. The woman holds a copy of the magazine, Les Modes Parisienne, for which this illustration was made. The man wears slim fitting tan trousers that brush the top of his matching tan spats. He wears a...

Two women dresses for riding, one on horseback, are joined by the nanny bringing a child to meet them. The woman on the left rides side-saddle on a brown horse whose bridle is adorned with a pink tassel and whose mane is braided with a pink bow. A...

Five women stand in an elegant room. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared, black and gray pinstripe hip length jacket in a masculine style, with a standing collar, wide lapels, and gold buttons at the front and on the cuffs. The jacket...

Five women are standing in a parlor with drapes and potted plants behind them. The woman on the left is holding a drawing in her hand and faces away from the viewer. She is wearing a purple velvet dress with a ribbon encircling the neck with a bow...

On this black and white page of The Delineator, nine women display views of fashionable summer straw hats. The grouping of photographs, some square, some oval, and numbered 7 through 15, are composed in a garland around one woman in the center who...

Three children gather around a baby in an effort to entertain the child before its christening ceremony. The child wears a long white ruched christening gown trimmed with bands of pleating and lace and a wide pink bow. The child wears an elaborate...

A woman in seaside bathing dress for August 1815. She stands in profile on a cliff overlooking the ocean. She wears a cream-colored hat with a wide brim and feathers decorating the front. Her white collar is visible above the back of her dress and...

Eight children are depicted playing in a garden. All the girls dresses have calf length skirts. The girl on the farthest left wears her hair half up, tied with a black ribbon. She wears a black choker and a white and pink striped dress with a wide...

Two boys and two girls stand in a lush garden next to a fountain under shady trees. The tallest boy on the left stands with his back to the viewer so we can see the rear cut of his blue jacket. The jacket has a snug fit, dropped shoulders, and...

Two women and a little girl are shown outdoors in a park. The woman on the left is seated in a wooden chair. Her bonnet is white with lace and ribbon details on the outside and white bow tied under her chin. Her dress is lavender with tiered layers...

A woman stands in an evening dress. She wears a narrow red floral wreath, long red dangling earrings, and a necklace and a bracelet that may be made of small red flowers or flower beads. Larger red flowers are placed in and around her bun. Her...

A woman in an evening dress from 1812. The woman wears a white, short sleeved evening dress. The dress has a short bodice and a long plain skirt. The bodice is laced and pearls line the edges of the lacing. Her sleeves are almost off the shoulder...

Two women are depicted outside, next to a low wall, with flowering plants behind the wall. The woman on the left wears a pink bonnet with matching ribbons and bows. Her dress is deep green with a white narrow collar and long sleeves. She wears a...

Two women in fashions for May 1839. The woman on the left wears a blue bonnet with horizontal, ruched sections on the wide brim. Blue ribbons tie under the chin, and blue bows adorn the brim. Pink roses with green leaves decorate the outside and...

Illustrated by female artist Laure Noel (1827-1878), this print for the Catholic magazine "Musée des Familles" depicts two women and a child (or perhaps three generations) outdoors in a garden as they model their French fashions for 1857. The woman...

Against a distant pink sky a mother and her two children stand near a pond full of lily pads. The youngest child offers a treat to a white swan. The mother wears a green and white vertically-striped dress with a three tiered skirt. Each tier is...

A group of four women, two standing and two sitting. The woman on the far left wears a small white dotted lace cap with zigzag edges and a large pink rose at the side. She wears a tiered ruffled white lace blouse with a small collar, a pale gray...

Two women stand at a counter in a floral shop discussing bouquets with the florist. The woman on the left wears a green hat with a red flower and pink ribbons. Her dress is maroon with a matching velvet jacket. Her hip length jacket has long...

Two women stand on a balcony. The woman on the left wears a lace cap with pink ribbon detailing and a matching white lace stole wrapped around her shoulders and fastened at the center with a pink ribbon bow. Her dress is pale blue with long sleeves...

A woman stands in three-quarter view modeling an elaborate pale blue gown. A stream, bridge, and a house with a porch and a flag in the background provides a holiday setting. Her dress is pale blue with white trimmings, inspired by fashions of the...